World Series recaps – Games 1-5

Boston Red Sox's Mike Napoli hits a three-run scoring double during the first inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Boston Red Sox's Mike Napoli hits a three-run scoring double during the first inning of Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig gets tangled with Boston Red Sox's Will Middlebrooks during the ninth inning of Game 3 of baseball's World Series Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013, in St. Louis. Middlebrooks was called for obstruction on the play and Craig went in to score the game-winning run. The Cardinals won 5-4 to take a 2-1 lead in the series. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Boston Red Sox catcher David Ross talks to starting pitcher Jon Lester during the eighth inning of Game 5 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Three St. Louis errors, an overturned call at second base, a three-run double by Mike Napoli and a two-run homer by David Ortiz provide Jon Lester (7 2∕3 innings of shutout ball) with plenty of support in the opening rout.

GAME 2

St. Louis 4, Boston 2

David Ortiz’s two-run homer gives the Sox the lead in the sixth, but St. Louis goes ahead in the seventh on a fielding error by Jarrod Saltalamacchia and a throwing error by Craig Breslow on the same play.

GAME 3

St. Louis 5, Boston 4

Xander Bogaerts ties it with an RBI single in the eighth, but St. Louis walks off with the win on an obstruction call on Will Middlebrooks.

GAME 4

Boston 4, St. Louis 2

Jonny Gomes hits a three-run home run in the sixth inning and closer Koji Uehara picks off pinch runner Kolten Wong at first to end the game.

GAME 5

Boston 3, St. Louis 1

Jon Lester allows just one run and four hits in 7 2∕3 innings and David Ross hits a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning.

BOSTON – There hasn’t been a party like this in New England for nearly a century. Turmoil to triumph. Worst to first. David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball’s bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, in Game 6 last night to win their third World Series championship in 10 seasons. Shane Victorino, …